ܐܚܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܚ ܐ (ˀ ḥ ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic אֲחְיָנָא (ˀăḥyānā), derived from אֲחָא (ʾăḥā, “brother”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xəjɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܐ • (ḥyānā) m sg (plural ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥyānē), feminine ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܬܵܐ (ḥyāntā))

1. (formal) relative, kinsman, kin

   Synonyms: ܚܸܙܡܵܐ (ḥizmā), ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܝܼ (ḥyānī)		ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܲܢ (ḥyānan)
	construct	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢ (ḥyān)		2nd person	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥyānūḵ)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥyānāḵ)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥyānā)		3rd person	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܹܗ (ḥyānēh)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (ḥyānāh)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (ḥyānī)		ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (ḥyānan)
	construct	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (ḥyānay)		2nd person	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥyānūḵ)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥyānāḵ)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥyānē)		3rd person	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥyānūh)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥyānōh)	ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥyānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܵܝܹܢ (ḥāyēn)
• ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥyānūtā)
• ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥyānāyā)
• ܡܲܛܐܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬ ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (maṭˀḇānūt ḥyānē, “nepotism, favoritism”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Related to ܐܚܐ (ʾaḥḥā(ʾ), “brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔəħjɑnɑʔ/, [ħjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ʔəħjɑneʔ/, [ħjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܚܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܚܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܚܝܢܬܐ)

1. relative, kinsman, kin

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܚܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܚܝܢ		1st person	ܐܚܝܢܝ		ܐܚܝܢܢ
	construct	ܐܚܝܢ		2nd person	ܐܚܝܢܟ	ܐܚܝܢܟܝ	ܐܚܝܢܟܘܢ	ܐܚܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܚܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܚܝܢܗ	ܐܚܝܢܗ	ܐܚܝܢܗܘܢ	ܐܚܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܚܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܚܝܢܝ		ܐܚܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܚܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܚܝܢܝܟ	ܐܚܝܢܝܟܝ	ܐܚܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܚܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܚܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܚܝܢܘܗܝ	ܐܚܝܢܝܗ	ܐܚܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܚܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܚܝܢܘܬܐ
• ܐܚܝܢܝܐ

References

• “ˀḥyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 5b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 28a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 11a